Bruce Levenson

Miami Heat forward Luol Deng was just minding his own business when his name popped up in the latest racism scandal to hit the NBA. And now, he has responded. Deng, a native of South Sudan, was mentioned in a racially charged scouting report read by Atlanta Hawks GM Danny Ferry during a conference call […]

ATLANTA (AP) — The fallout from racially charged comments by Atlanta Hawks’ leadership continued on Tuesday as general manager Danny Ferry was disciplined for making inflammatory comments about Luol Deng. Hawks CEO Steve Koonin has imposed undisclosed discipline on Ferry for comments the GM made to the ownership group in June when the team pursued […]

Professional sports are under a microscope lately, from Ray Rice and the NFL to the owner of Atlanta Hawks and the NBA. There is no question about what should or should have happened in the case of the NFL and Ray Rice. He should be fired from The Baltimore Ravens. The NFL responded badly to […]

In today’s world of every-present technology, it’s much harder to hide racist actions and words. With that in mind, it won’t come as a surprise that Atlanta Hawks owner Bruce Levenson is selling his controlling interest in the team. This July, Levenson self-reported an e-mail to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver that he wrote to the […]